So a few years before I was born, the Iranian hostage crisis happened. When the American embassy was overrun, six American diplomats evaded capture by hiding out in the homes of Canadian staff in Tehran. Canadian Parliament held a secret session (the first since WWII) to pass legislation so that Canadian passports could be granted to those six ( Read more... )

Oh god. The opening scene alone is glorious.

"Okay, you are probably going to be a very successful computer person. But you're going to go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd, and I want you to know from the bottom of my heart that that won't be true. It'll be because you're an asshole."

What. the sweet. tittyfucking. Christ. was that.

Okay. So. As usual, Paul Bettany stars in a movie so bad you have to laugh the whole way through, and as usual, he is the very best thing about it. He singlehandedly brought every ounce of drama, dignity, pathos, and poignancy present in that hilariously terrible film. I would happily watch that man ( Read more... )

Chelle: Man, I am such a movie weeper.
Chelle: It's ridiculous.
Chuck: I do it sometimes. Well, basically just Six String Samurai and Das Boot, but still.
Chelle: It started a few years ago, and now it's terrible.
Chelle: All it takes is a kid with a band-aid and some sweeping violins and BAM! I start tearing up.
Chelle: It's almost at the point ( Read more... )

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( Here she lies -- no one knew her worth! -- the late, great daughter of Mother Earth. )

Watched Avatar last night (with the snake curled up at my high/hip/groin, under my housecoat, for warmth) and oh my god, it was bad. It's like the perfect example of Pretty But Dumb. Because it was indeed extremely pretty, but also extremely dumb. The plotline started out decently but became painfully contrived by halfway through, while the ending ( Read more... )

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